Fatal two-van crash on N4 at Moyvalley, Co Kildare under investigation
Two vans collided on the N4 at Moyvalley, Co Kildare, shortly after 2:00am on Sunday 6 February 2022. A man in his 60s, the driver of one van, was pronounced dead at the scene, while a man in his 30s, a passenger in the second van, was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown with non-life-threatening injuries. The deceased man's body was brought to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital. The road was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators, and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage.
- Reported6 Feb
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two vans collided on the N4 at Moyvalley, Co Kildare.
- A man in his 60s, the driver of one van, was pronounced dead at the scene.
- A man in his 30s, a passenger in the second van, was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown with non-life-threatening injuries.
- When
- The collision occurred shortly after 2:00am on Sunday 6 February 2022.
- Where
- The deceased man's body was brought to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital.
- Investigation
- The road was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators.
- Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and road users with video or dashcam footage, and anyone with information is asked to contact Leixlip Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line.
- Other details
- Local diversions were in place.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatTwo vans collided on the N4 at Moyvalley, Co Kildare (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 60s, the driver of one of the vans, was pronounced dead at the scene (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s, a passenger in the second van, was taken to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA two-van road traffic collision occurred on the N4 at Moyvalley (kildarenow.com)
- whatA man in his 60s, the driver of one van, was pronounced dead at the scene (kildarenow.com)
- whatA man in his 30s, a passenger in the second van, was taken to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe injured man's injuries are understood to be non-life-threatening (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe deceased man's body was brought to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe collision occurred shortly after 2:00am on Sunday 6 February 2022 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe collision occurred shortly after 2am on Sunday 6 February 2022 (kildarenow.com)
- investigationThe road was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators (irishmirror.ie, kildarenow.com)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses and road users with video or dashcam footage (kildarenow.com)
- courtAnyone with information is asked to contact Leixlip Garda Station on 01 666 7800 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe deceased's body was brought to the mortuary at Naas General Hospital (irishmirror.ie)
- otherThe passenger's injuries are understood to be non-life-threatening (irishmirror.ie)
- otherLocal diversions were in place (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Feb2022Gardaí renew appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Kildare
Gardaí renewed their appeal for witnesses and road users with video or dashcam footage following the fatal two-van collision. The N4 at Moyvalley was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators.
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Initial report of the fatal two-van collision with Gardaí appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.
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